In week six of Children of Divorce and Changing Families’ 8-week program, we do an exercise where we ask each child in the 10-12 year old group to create a set of rules that they wish their parents would follow to ease post divorce stresses.
The rules they write privately are then shared [...]
As we enter 2012, many of you will be filing for divorce. The question that I would like to pose is this: Are there steps you can take or resolutions you can make so you don’t go through a divorce, and so that you can have a healthier marriage in the coming [...]
Divorced parents who fail to fulfill their responsibilities to their children stand to lose guardianship under a proposed law that requires both the mother and father to share custody.
The Law Reform Commission in 2005 recommended that a law be introduced requiring divorced parents to share custody of their children in the [...]
In the final stages of divorce, as we face the separation of property, finances and stuff, what do we do about our social networking? Who gets custody of the “friends” and the “followers?”
Four or so years ago, when my husband and I both joined Facebook, the strain of our union played out on our [...]
Divorce is not an easy process especially when you have kids. It’s hard on the couple that is undergoing this emotional and extreme life-changing event. It’s harder even still on the children of this couple. Often times the children of a divorcing couple can be, the hardest hurdle to surmount. Parents are grownups. [...]
Typically, all a woman has to do is simply mention the word “divorce,” and it’s as though she has flung open the floodgates.
Friends, family, colleagues . . . Everyone wants to share their experiences, offer opinions and give advice.
Women tell me they hear it all. There’s the neighbor who claims she hired the “best [...]
When your anger is triggered, try the following anger interventions:
1: “Ride It Out.”
This is not the same as “ignoring.” You are consciously choosing to give his argument all the attention it so richly deserves, namely none. You just appear to be paying attention. Nodding your head would be a nice touch. [...]
No matter how big the toothless smiles, how many toys are packed into the playroom, how perfect the family holiday photo seems, many children experience some kind of stress while they are growing up that one researcher says could stay with them into adulthood.
Related: Can kids “catch” your stress?
“If a child has a [...]
Some divorced individuals become depressed at the holidays and start to look for love, sometimes in the wrong places. Ed Housewright, an author and twice divorced dad says the holidays as a single person, even with kids in tow, are far better single than dealing with stress. His stress [...]
People find themselves facing financial difficulties for many reasons; currently, one driving factor in bankruptcy filings is divorce.
December 29, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — According to a recent study in the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization reported more “households would benefit financially from bankruptcy than actually file.” Although no one anticipates filing [...]
During arguments, sometimes one or more parties involved can overreact. An overreaction occurs when a precipitating factor triggers an exaggerated response. Therefore, when a person overreacts, it’s actually the result of a person’s perception of the situation. When these types of events occur, it usually brings some sort of inconvenience or disappointment that triggers underlying [...]
